Ye Mo took a step forward, then turned around and said, "No, I'm just a little sleepy."
Zhou Xiaoyu and Hu Pingping stared in surprise at Mr. He, who had appeared out of nowhere. Hu Pingping's eyes darted around, and she pulled Zhou Xiaoyu a few steps to the side, giving Ye Mo and He Mingzhang some space to talk.
"... What's wrong?" Zhou Xiaoyu asked, looking confused. "Aren't we supposed to be watching over Sister Momo?"
Hu Pingping said calmly, "With Mr. He here, Miss will be fine."
As a servant of the Ye Family, she naturally knew He Mingzhang, a long-time friend and relative of the Ye Family. Therefore, she trusted He Mingzhang very much. Moreover, she knew that her young mistress liked Mr. He —she had personally heard her young mistress say at the New Year's banquet that she was very fond of someone like Mr. He.
Therefore, she naturally wanted to create opportunities for her young mistress to be alone with Mr. He.
Hu Pingping clenched her fist.
It can only be said that this is truly a beautiful misunderstanding.
Seeing Ye Mo yawn and look sleepy, He Mingzhang glanced at Shen Yan first, then said to Ye Mo:
"My car's over there. Want me to give you a ride home? Oh, and I have lots of photos and videos of Mimi on my phone. If you're interested, you can look at them in the car later."
"No..." Ye Mo, who was originally going to refuse, changed his mind the moment he heard Mimi's name. "No, it's not impossible, then I'll trouble you."
A hint of a smile flashed in He Mingzhang's eyes as he said, "Then let's go."
Ye Mo glanced over at Shen Yan and saw him struggling to deal with Director Zheng, who was acting crazy after getting drunk— Director Zheng seemed gentle and mild-mannered, but it turned out he had two faces when he was drunk.
She looked away, picked up her phone, and typed. "I'll send a text message to my agent."
Ding-dong!
While busy dealing with Director Zheng, Shen Yan suddenly heard a message notification on his phone. However, he didn't have time to check the message at the moment. After finally managing to get Director Zheng into the crew's car with everyone, he picked up his phone and saw that it was a message from Ye Mo.
[I've gone back first in Uncle He's car, take your time.]
Shen Yan upon seeing the message:???
He suddenly looked up and saw that the spot where Ye Mo had been standing was now empty; there was no one there, only a cold expanse of air.
Shen Yan immediately picked up his phone and started typing away. Not long after he sent his message, Ye Mo's message arrived with a "ding-dong": "[We're already in the car, Brother Shen, you can go back by yourself.]"
Shen Yan:..."
At that moment, the north wind blew, and Shen Yan felt the desolation of the lonely old man.
Meanwhile, in He Mingzhang's car.
Zhou Xiaoyu originally wanted to sit in the front, but Hu Pingping forcibly pulled her to sit in the back. Zhou Xiaoyu:???
Ye Mo, who wanted to sit in the back, looked at the two people in the back and Momo chose the front passenger seat. As soon as she sat down, He Mingzhang handed her his phone and said, " Mimi's photos and videos are in the album. Open them and look for yourself."
Ye Mo's eyes lit up immediately, but he still asked first, "Don't you have any trade secrets or anything that can't be seen in your photo album?"
If she does have any, she won't care about going through his photo album.
Upon hearing this, He Mingzhang smiled and said, "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong."
"What trade secrets? You can look them up as you please."
Since the phone owner had said so, Ye Mo felt at ease flipping through his photo album. She found that He Mingzhang's photo album was quite boring, with few selfies or landscape photos, mostly documents and pictures of his cat Mimi.
Ye Mo didn't look around randomly; he went straight to the [ Mimi ] category and clicked on it.
In an instant, a collection of cat photos appeared in front of Ye Mo, so cute that Ye Mo held his breath.
[This one's cute, that one's cute too!] 888 was shouting in Ye Mo's mind, [Host, look at the third video... Waaaaah, host, this cat is so cute, 888 wants to keep it.]
Ye Mo: [... I want to raise one too.]
But cats just don't like her, what can be done?
Everyone sighed with regret, their synchronization rate reaching 100%. However, even though they couldn't own a cat, having cat photos to look at was still nice.
Ye Mo, having regained his spirits, stared intently at the photos in He Mingzhang's album until he became too tired and unconsciously fell asleep leaning back in his chair.
He Mingzhang noticed that the rustling sounds around him were gradually fading away. He turned his head and saw that Ye Mo had fallen asleep. Her head was slightly tilted, and her face was facing him. The colorful lights of passing vehicles shone on her face, making it appear as a pale white.
Lie down, lie down, lie down--
Suddenly, several impatient horns blared behind him. He Mingzhang snapped out of his daze and realized the light had turned green, so he quickly started the car.
Twenty minutes later, their car returned safely to the hotel where the film crew was staying. However, Ye Mo was still asleep, lying in the passenger seat, sleeping soundly and breathing very quietly.
Zhou Xiaoyu looked around and felt that now was not the right time for her to speak, so she kept her mouth shut and sat with Hu Pingping in the back seat as a pair of silent "ornaments"—a smart assistant should be quiet when it's time to be quiet.
He Mingzhang didn't really want to wake Ye Mo, but sleeping in the car was never as comfortable as sleeping in bed, so after thinking for a few seconds, he reached out and gently nudged Ye Mo.
"... Ye Mo, Momo?" He called Ye Mo's name softly. Seeing her drowsy open her eyes, he said, "We've arrived at the hotel. It's time to get off."
Ye Mo blinked, then blinked again.
A few seconds later, fully awake, she sat up straight, looked around, and said, "Sorry, I fell asleep."
She yawned and said as she opened the door, "Uncle, thank you for bringing me back."
As soon as she got out of the car, she saw He Mingzhang get out as well. Her lingering drowsiness vanished instantly, and she couldn't help but point at He Mingzhang and say, "Uncle, you..."
He Mingzhang explained, "I also live here."
Ye Mo: "Oh, oh."
"Oh, right." He Mingzhang remembered something, walked to the back, opened the trunk, took out a bouquet of flowers, and handed it to Ye Mo, saying, "I haven't congratulated you yet on your first time playing the female lead!"
It was a bunch of white camellias, the flowers were snow-white and crystal clear, the petals unfolded layer upon layer, like a jade carving.
"... Thank you." Ye Mo hesitated before taking it, then asked with some confusion, "How did you know this was my first time playing the female lead?"
He Mingzhang: "Because I've seen all the works you've acted in..."
Ye Mo's expression froze. "All of them? Including my past ones?"
He Mingzhang nodded.
Ye Mo: "..."
Ye Mo had always believed that as long as she wasn't embarrassed, then it would be others who were embarrassed. But at this moment, she was genuinely embarrassed, especially when she thought about her past cringeworthy acting skills. For the first time, she felt like she couldn't breathe.
She gave He Mingzhang a deep look—good, man, you've caught my attention.
"Ha," Ye Mo chuckled, pointing to the elevator, "Then, I'll go up first."
After saying that, she turned and left, her steps extremely quick. She didn't wait for He Mingzhang at all and left this embarrassing place very quickly.
Zhou Xiaoyu and Hu Pingping hurriedly followed behind her. Seeing Ye Mo's expression changing like a palette of colors, Zhou Xiaoyu couldn't help but pull Hu Pingping aside and whisper to her, " Sister Pingping, why do I feel that Sister Momo's uncle's attitude towards Sister Momo is so strange?"
But something was off, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it.